Japan women's national goalball team

Japan women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Japan. It takes part in international goalball competitions.

Paralympics

At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the team finished third.[1]

World championships

The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished ninth overall.[1]

FESPIC Games

In 2006, the team participated in the 9th edition of the FESPIC Games held in Kuala Lumpur. They were one of three teams competing, the other two being Iran and China.[2]

IBSA World Games

The 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round. Japan finished third after winning the bronze medal game.[3] The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Masae Komia was sixth in the competition in scoring with 17 points.[4]

Goal scoring by competition

Player Goals Competition Notes Ref
Masae Komia 17 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [4]
Yuki Naoi 10 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [4]
Masako Nomura 3 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [4]
Akiko Adachi 3 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [4]

Competitive history

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.

YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Turkey7 AugustQuebec City, Canada100  Japan [3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Sweden7 AugustQuebec City, Canada10  Japan [3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games South Korea7 AugustQuebec City, Canada03  Japan [3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Japan7 AugustQuebec City, Canada66 [3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil11 AugustQuebec City, Canada12 Brazil[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Spain11 AugustQuebec City, Canada03 Japan[3]
2006FESPIC Games China25 NovemberKuala Lumpur 52 China[2]
2006FESPIC Games Iran26 NovemberKuala Lumpur 26 Iran[2]
2006FESPIC Games China27 NovemberKuala Lumpur 11 [2]
2006FESPIC Games Iran28 NovemberKuala Lumpur 33 [2]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games South Korea31 JulBrazil111 Japan[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Spain1 AugustBrazil30  Japan [4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Ukraine2 AugustBrazil42  Japan [4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Australia3 AugustBrazil41 Japan[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil4 AugustBrazil41 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Great Britain5 AugustBrazil05 Japan[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Germany5 AugustBrazil21 Germany[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil6 AugustBrazil4 (3 OT)4 (1 OT) Japan[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Goalball Tournament Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.


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